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26 puppies found in hot van at store
GARFIELD, N.J. -- Animal welfare officials say more than two dozen puppies were found inside a hot van parked at a New Jersey store.
Officials say the 26 English and French bulldogs appeared to be dehydrated when they were found Saturday outside Walmart in Garfield. But they all appear to be doing well now.
It's not clear how long the animals had been in the van before they were discovered.
Authorities haven't said whether anyone will face charges in connection with the incident.
Animal welfare officials say they may go to court to seek ownership of the dogs so they can be put up for adoption.
Fire damages popular restaurant
SEABROOK, N.H. -- Officials are investigating what caused an early morning fire that heavily damaged a popular New England seafood restaurant.
Firefighters got a call shortly before 3 a.m. about the fire at Brown's Lobster Pound in Seabrook, New Hampshire.
Seabrook firefighter Barry Sargent says the fire destroyed the rear of the building and kitchen and caused smoke and water damage to the dining room. No one was injured.
The iconic lobster pound on the coast has been open since 1950. The owners say they will be back in business as soon as possible.
Confederate memorial to be moved
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Parks officials in Kansas City, Missouri, say an 83-year-old Confederate memorial will be removed after it was vandalized.
The Missouri Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy asked Kansas City Parks and Recreation officials to remove the monument from its current location along of the city's main streets to a place of safety. That came after someone painted what appeared to be a red hammer and sickle on the "Loyal Women of the Old South" memorial late Friday or early Saturday.
Parks officials said Saturday the monument would be removed soon, and on Sunday crews covered it with plywood boards to prevent further graffiti until it can be relocated.
The memorial was erected in 1934 to recognize women who supported the Confederacy.
Nearly 500 dead in mudslides
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone -- Churches across Sierra Leone held special services Sunday in memory of those killed in mudslides and flooding earlier this week, as hospital officials announced the toll had risen to nearly 500 bodies collected.
More than 600 people remain missing and rescue officials have warned that the chances of finding survivors are decreasing each day. The death toll earlier stood at 450.
The Inter-Religious Council called for the services to be held Sunday in honor of the deceased, as special prayers and recitals were offered in mosques Friday and Sunday.
The preacher at Buxton Memorial Methodist Church in Freetown, the capital, offered a sermon that looked at mankind's contribution to the disaster, as a gospel band rendered the song "Papa God Sorry for Salone (Sierra Leone)."
Large-scale-burials have taken place all this week amid rainy weather that threatened further mudslides.
The government of the impoverished West African nation in recent days has warned residents to evacuate a mountainside where a large crack has opened. Thousands of people live in areas at risk and the main focus is making sure they leave before further disaster, authorities have told local media.
Aid groups are providing clean water as a health crisis looms.
"Water sources have been contaminated" and that officials "fear for an outbreak of waterborne diseases," said Saidu Kanu, country director for World Hope International.
Foreign aid from the rest of the world is being sent to Freetown, said authorities.
By The Associated Press